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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Cyclone Strikes Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

The mining town of kalgoorlie (W.A.) was struck by a storm of cyclonic force on Tuesday afternoon. It followed upon the heels of several…

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The Hunter Floods. Driftwood in the River. Menace to Bridges

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

SINGLETON, Friday.—The late heavy rains, though beneficial in creating a luxuriant growth in vegetation; and permanently renewing former depleted water supplies, has effected…

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Hunter District Floods. Waters Subsiding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Fine weather now prevails, and the flood waters continue to subside. The river has receded to 16ft., and is still falling. Consequent on the reduced height of the…

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Disastrous Gales

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 12

A sale was swept over the Midlanda and the north—west of England and Ireland. A terrific fall of hall stopped hundreds of football matches on Saturday. Three grandstands…

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Cyclone at Kalgoorlie

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1908 · page 12

Following upon a series of thunderstorms, a cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over Kalgoorlic late on Tuesday afternoon, causing extensive damage in the main streets…

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Tricky Thunder-. Storm. Sweeps Around Sydney.lighting and Heavy Rain, Misses the Southern Suburbs

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 4

A thunderstorm which broke over the metropolitan area late last night was responsible for many vagaries. About 8.30 p.m. the sky, after an exceedingly bright afternoon, became greatly…

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Fruitgrowers and Tee Storm

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 4

Thunderstorms of more or less severity occurred throughout the Cumberland fruitgrowing districts and of the National Park on Sunday, evening and early this morning. The…

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R.m.s. Victoria in a Gale

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The R.M.S. Victoria, from Sydney January 18, had a terrible passage from Gibraltar to Plymouth. Friday night was the wildest in the experience of the…

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Violent Storm at Richmond. Richmond

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 5

An exceptionally severe storm took place late yesterday afternoon, doing an immense amount of damage. It started with a strong south-east wind, which blew with the…

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Second Edition. a Rough Passage. R.m.s. Victoria in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 7

LONDON. Sunday Afternoon.--The R.M.S. Victoria. which left Sydney for London on January 18, had a terrible passage from Gibraltar to Plymouth…

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A Dirty Night. R.M.S. Victoria in a Storm. Wildest Weather Officers Ever Experienced. London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 1

The R.M.S. Victoria's passage from Gibraltar to Plymouth was an experience for those on board that they are not likely to soon forest…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Drenching Showers. Unsettled Condition in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 8

Hot, sultry conditions in the city yesterday culminated in the evening in a thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain. The storm burst shortly before 9 o'clock, and…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 6

Light to heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, and in some instances hailstones, have been recorded along the coast, on the Blue Mountain southern tablelands, and south-west…

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Terrific Storm. Damage at Richmond. Abnormal Fall of Hail

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 6

RICHMOND, Monday. -- A destructive windstorm of hurricane force passed over Richmond and Clarendon shortly after 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. A gale from the south-east was…

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A Rough Passage. R.m.s. Victoria in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon. -- The R.M.S. Victoria, which left Sydney for Loudon on January 18, had a terrible passage from Gibraltar to Plymouth…

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Cyclone at Richmond. District Swept by Hail. Crops Beaten Down. Great Damage to Buildings. Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 7

A cyclone from the south-east passed over Richmond and Clarendon shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, doing an immense amount of damage. It was fallowed…

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Snowed Up Heavy Storms in the Old Country Railway Travelling in Scotland. a Train Buried in Snow for 18 Hours. London, Monday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 1

As a result of the heavy snowstorms experienced in different parts of the Kingdom railway travelling became decidedly unpleasant…

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Series of Thunderstorms. Some Heavy Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 8

During Sunday night and the early hours of yesterday morning heavy thunderstorms were experienced along the seaboard and over the southern tablelands and the south-western…

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The Hawkesbuky Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

WINDSOR, Tuesday.--Further particulars to hand concerning the great cyclone which swept over a portion of the Hawkesbury district on Sunday afternoon, show that many settlers suffered severely, and some of the orcharcs…

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Cyclone at Richmond. District Swept by Hail. Great Damage to Buildings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 585

A cyclone from the south-east passed over Richmond and Clarendon shortly after 6 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, doing an immense amount of damage. It was followed…

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